proteolytic enzyme

Noun proteolytic enzyme has 1 sense

• proteolytic enzyme(n = noun.substance) peptidase, protease, proteinase - any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis;
has particulars: caspase, ace, angiotensin-converting enzyme, angiotensin converting enzyme, plasminogen activator, urokinase, renin
is a kind of enzyme